Caption

Easter egg, silver, smooth, composed of two opening halves on a hinge, cut vertically; on one part an enameled bouquet of forget-me-nots; gilded interior, with an octagonal basket for embedding a surprise missing. Egg supported on a four-legged stand. Decorated with lilies of the valley, flowers., Date: 1890s, St. Petersburg. Height 11.4 cm; width 6.6 cm; depth 6.6 cm; weight 233.5 g., A metallic, egg-shaped object opened into two curved halves resting on an ornate stand, showing a smooth, slightly tarnished surface in a pale silver tone with subtle darker marks and scratches; the interior rim and decorative base have a warm gold color, and one exterior half features a painted floral motif with green leaves and small white blossoms; the background is a soft, neutral off-white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_103

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67.1Mb (913.7Kb) / 18.4in x 14.1in / 5532 x 4240 (300dpi)

Keywords

Easter egg silver smooth composed two opening halves hinge cut vertically part enameled bouquet forget-me-nots gilded interior octagonal basket embedding surprise missing Egg supported four-legged stand Decorated lilies valley flowers Date 1890s St Petersburg Height 11.4 cm width 6.6 cm depth 6.6 cm weight 233.5 g metallic egg-shaped object opened two curved halves resting ornate stand showing slightly tarnished surface pale silver tone subtle darker marks scratches interior rim decorative base warm gold color exterior half features painted floral motif green leaves small white blossoms background soft neutral off-white.